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- Curtain Walls and Window Walls - Their Roles in Skyscraper ConstructionSkyscrapers have become taller and taller. It's like a competition of has the tallest building. That makes the role of curtain walls and window walls even greater. Learn how this technology is making a difference in building skyscrapers.
How to Write, Format, and Publish an EBook, like the 'The Skyscraper of Babel'With the Kindle and the iPad becoming so popular, everyone seems to be moving from print books to online reading through eBooks. With my own YA teen novel, 'The Skyscraper of Babel,' I've begun to learn how to publish and format a successful eBook.
Demi Lovato Expresses Excitement Over New Album, Says Skyscraper is Just the BeginningThe 19-year-old singer/actress recently told E!, "I'm a happier and healthier person today because of the choices I've made."
Skyscrapers as Pillars Part 121st Century deserves to be jump started architecturally. The type of construction that inspires the way first steel frame skyscrapers did. Introduction to Skyscrapers as Pillars concept.
Music Review: Anders Parker - "Skyscraper Crow""Skyscraper Crow" is the double album from Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Anders Parker.- Simple Activities to Celebrate Unusual September Holidays in the Elementary ClassroomIn September, elementary classrooms usually learn about Johnny Appleseed and learning often centers around apple themes. Mix it up and add some fun with these simple activities that celebrate the unusual holidays that fall in September.
NYC Council Down with Mogul Malkin Up with SkyscraperNo lights for Mother Teresa and lights out for the birds.- Plane Hits New York Skyscraper - in 1945!Decades before September 11th, an Army Air Force B-25 struck the Empire State Building in downtown New York City.
Top Ten Skyscrapers of 2009 Named by EmporisThe Emporis Award recognizes outstanding skyscraper around the globe on an annual basis. Aqua in Chicago, Illinois USA was designated the 2009 Skyscraper of the Year by the Emporis jury.- Mohawk Indians-Ironworkers/SkyscrapersMohawks first employed by the Dominion Bridge Company in 1886 after workers noticed tribal members casually walking across the construction beams of a train bridge being built across the St. Lawrence River near their reservation at Kahnawake, Montreal.
- New, 44-Story Skyscraper in Beijing, China, BurnsSo what if the building stood up in place even as fire raced though the entire building there was no plane crashed into it full of kerosene!
Tallest Skyscrapers in the WorldWith the shift of the tallest skyscrapers from the United States to other parts of the world, there has been a change in design from simple geometric shapes to postmodern designs with local cultural influences.
Downtown Los Angeles Skyscraper ExplosionA look at the recent highrise development going on in downtown Los Angeles.- New Vigorous Life for a Concept of Super Tall Buildings Around the WorldThe Inventory of "World's Tallest Buildings" keeps Expanding at record pace and especially in the next 10 years. China, Dubai ,Russia, Saudi Arabia and Chicago are the latest major contenders. See what is going up at http://www.SkyscraperPage.com
Skyscrapers: A Bona Fide American InventionAmerica takes credit for a lot of things it shouldn't. Skyscrapers are without question a uniquely American invention. High fives all around.- Skyscrapers 2.0A look at the newer skyscrapers being built in the distant future
- When Fires Strike Skyscrapers & Referencing 1974's The Towering InfernoIt's strange that Hollywood didn't think about depicting a fire in a high-rise building before "The Towering Inferno" was made. While some consider the film schlock--the film continues to come up in discussions when real-life fires happen in famously tall buildings...
Skyscrapers: A New Wave and a New Record BreakerIn recent years there has been a resurgence of interest and many proposed plans for future skyscrapers reaching far beyond the lofty heights of those that currently exist.- Early Skyscrapers of Boston, MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts, unlike New York or Chicago, is not a city well known for its skyscrapers, which unfortunately means that Boston's skyscrapers go largely unnoticed by both the casual observer and architectural expert.
The Chicago Spire SkyscraperYou already know that Chicago boasts one of the world's most spectacular skylines, distinguished by architectural wonders such as the Sears Tower and John Hancock Building. But did you know the city is poised to gain an even more distinctive flair in the air?
Tours of Chicago Architecture: Visit The City's Great BuildingsChicago has many acclaimed, historic buildings and skyscapers.
New Chicago Skyscraper Design: Fordham SpireDesigned by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the Fordham Spire would surpass both the box-shouldered Sears Tower in Chicago and the proposed dual-perspective Freedom Tower in New York to become America's tallest building at 2000 feet to the tip.- The Little SkyscraperA little girl with leukemia struggles for life, as her mother struggles with questions about God and mercy.
Framing Love Episode 2A controversial project, a scheming family and a dead body. Welcome to Framing Love the web's first e-soap!
Ex NihiloThe audience is laughing blood- Summertime SevenThe 7 O'clock sun is always kind, the perfect guest to shake me awake gently during summer, before the harsh 9 O'clock sun invades the sanctuary.
The Watery DeadThe raindrops ripple upon the artists mind.- SkyscraperA poem about technology.
Life in the CityThis poem is all about city life.
VagabondThe wandering path is only doom for those who fear to tread it. Those who wander are those who listen. Listen, and understand.- The People Don't Know What They WantThe presidency and the people.
- Beauty and WarJerusalem is coutry of peaceful beauty and a lesson in contrasts.
- Brooklyn Heights Buildings Part of Proposed Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic DistrictThe proposed Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District is comprised of properties surrounding Downtown Brooklyn's Borough Hall and parts of Brooklyn Heights.
- Latest Nets Arena Redux is Sans 15 Skyscrapers and TrafficRecently, Bruce Ratner revealed his latest revision of the new Barclay's Center Arena and Atlantic Yards project. It is missing 15 of the proposed 16 skyscrapers, has no time line, and shows no traffic on Atlantic Ave and Flatbush Ave.
Ald. Brendan Reilly Joins Chicago's Mayoral RaceChicago Alderman Brendan Reilly becomes an official mayoral contender to succeed Richard M. Daley.
I Am WellThis is a beautiful poem, guaranteed to brighten your day!
The Dying SunriseA poem of the cycles of life.- My PlacePoem about country living compared to big city life.
- What We've GotA poem for Johnny.
As a WomanIf you are proud and honored to live your life as a woman, then these words will uplift you.
